Drypetes morocarpa J.Léonard ex D.J.Harris & Quintanar

, Pl. Ecol. Evol. 153(2): 313 (2020).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212909-1
Publication
Plant Ecology and Evolution
Collation
153(2): 313
Date of Publication
8 Jul 2020
Family as entered in IPNI
Euphorbiaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
J. Louis 11413
Locality
Tshopo, Grande île Tolele entre Lilèko et Basoko
Collection Date
28 Sep 1938
Type Herbaria
holotype BR BR0000008893628
isotype BR BR0000008893642
isotype K K000406363
isotype P P04706897
Latitude
1° 5' N
Longitude
23° 50' E
Distribution Of Types
Zaïre (West-Central Tropical Africa, Africa)

Remarks

doi:10.5091/plecevo.2020.1709 Etymology: Greek 'tó móron', mulberry, blackberry (Latin 'morum', -i); new Latin '-carpus', -a, -ium, -fruit, -fruited, referring to the peculiar and distinctive aspect of the fruit of this species, whose surface has numerous irregular protuberances, resembling that of the fruits of mulberries and blackberries.